First of all i need to mention that this review will be a review of all the seasons so i will post this to here and to the sixth season's review section.
When i first started watching Natsume Yuujinchou, it felt kind of boring. It was cute and all but i am not a person who watches episodal anime that much. I felt like i would drop it if it continued like that. Because every episode Natsume met with a new youkai and gave their name or helped them. And i found it a bit boring. But i kept watching. At the end of season one, i got used to how the story goes on and i got used to the characters.
Then i started watching the second season. I realized that i actually started liking it.
And when i started watching the third season, i loved it.
It probably wasnt because the third season had better quality than the second season or the first season. It was probably because, you get to know some characters during the first two seasons, you get to know the whole town and the anime makes you feel like you are a part of that world now. You feel the characters feelings as if they are you friends, you feel the sadness in the air, you feel the happiness...
So yes, it started slowly but it was done like that to be able to have a really good setting. And when you get into it, you love it.
Also when they were finished with introducing the characters and the setting, they started telling a main story too. And the main story interested me a lot.
After i started liking it, i loved watching all the episodes. The fifth season had some boring episodes in my opinion but only "some".
Natsume Yuujinchou had a really calming atmosphere. There were many episodes i watched with a smile on my face. There were many episodes that made me forget my saddness. And there were many episodes that made me really emotional too. Natsume meets with many youkai and has a journey with many youkai. Of course you can not relate to all of the youkai's feelings but there were many times i related a lot and felt like crying a lot. And also when they became happy, there were a lot of times i became happy too.
Story-8
The art develops a lot. There are 3 years between the first season and the second season. Also there is 4 years between the fourth season and the fifth season. Thats why the art gets a lot better in the sixth season and its really beautiful. Especially the sixth season's opening is a feast for one's eyes.
Art-9
I really liked many of the openings and the endings except the first season's. Also the insert songs are great imo too. There is especially one song called Haru wo shiraseru mono. Whenever i hear it, i feel so many emotions inside.
Sound-8
I really like nearly all of the characters. I even like Reiko and want to see her a lot more.
*Natsume is the best boy*
Characters-9
So to sum up, i loved Natsume Yuujinchou. If you would like to watch something relaxing you should deff give it a chance. And dont drop it in the first season.
Btw my 9 starts is for the whole series
1st season-7stars
2nd season-8 stars
3rd season-9 stars
4th season-9 stars
5th season- 8 stars
6th season-9 stars
